Planning application
115 Palmerston Road Bournemouth BH1 4HP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the whole property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), occupied by up to 5 unrelated individuals.
As published by the council, reference P/26/03469/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03469/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 4HP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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P/26/03179/CLP Granted
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P/26/04406/CLE Awaiting decision
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P/26/04393/CLP Awaiting decision
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P/26/03426/CLP Granted
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Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear extension to existing garage
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P/26/03411/CLP Granted
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Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear facing dormer & front facing rooflights